following the deaths of their relatives in the early days of the covid pandemic. the families argue that human rights were breached because not enough was done to protect family members from the virus. the government says it tried to safeguard care home residents using the best evidence available at the time. here s our social affairs editor, alison holt. very happy days. that s my mother and father on a cruise. for liz, these photos provide special memories of her mother, margaret. when her mum found it hard to get around, she moved to a care home but she was still sharp. and this is also i think a lovely photograph. this is my mother in her care home. margaret died there during the first wave of the pandemic, aged 95. she had always kept a diary so documented the details of her last days, big and small. this was a particularly special diary for me because it is the last one that she wrote. liz is one of the relatives taking legal action against the government and others o
that £400 we all got from the government last winter that s gone. standing charges the kind of line rental for your energy supply is going up. so most people won t see much difference and some analysts say the worst off amongst us will, again, be disproportionately hardest hit. the government say they have provided unprecendented support to families, £40 billion worth and that help now is more targeted. labour has accused them of siding with oil and gas companies to the detriment of consumers. so we can get into the politics, how we got here and what next for our energy market. we ll have various experts on hand, eager to answer your questions on that. but more importantly, it s getting darker out there, so what are you making of the months ahead? how did you cope last winter? are you dreading facing up to that again particularly if you re already struggling? the debt charity stepchange says the trouble is you can count the pennies as much as you like plenty
This is bbc news. the headlines. donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken after he s formally arrested georgia. energy bills for people in england, scotland and wales are to fall from october under a new price cap. more than 30 families take legal action against the government, care homes and hospitals in england over relatives deaths during the covid pandemic. and the head of the spanish football association luis rubiales is expected to step down over his behaviour at the final of the women s world cup. let s you bring you more on that headline. more than 30 families are starting legal action against the government, care homes and a number of hospitals
Live from london. this is bbc news. donald trump becomes the first former us president to have his mugshot taken after he s formally arrested georgia. what they re doing is election interference, they are trying to interfere with an election. there s never been anything like it in our country before. this is their way of campaigning. energy bills for people in england, scotland and wales are to fall slightly from october, under a new price cap. and the head of spain s football association luis rubiales is expected to resign over his behaviour at the final of the women s world cup. hello, i m gareth barlow. we start in the us where donald trump has become the first former president to have his mugshot taken.